Joan Of Arc Sullphide Paperweight
Manufacturer
Cristallerie de Clichy
(French)
CultureFrench
DateMid-19th century
MediumSulphide | Blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 2 1/8 in. (7.6 x 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul and Irene Hollister.
Object number96.22.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis paperweight contains a sulphide profile "portrait" bust of Joan of Arc facing left, delicately colored, her hair and armor are studded with jewel-like bubbles, encircled by a ring of Clichy canes in pink, green, and white, and blue and white.
Compagnie des Cristalleries des Saint-Louis
ca. 1845-1855
